An hour-by-hour guide to Election Night poll closings

By CNN Newsource

Published November 7, 2022 11:04 PM

By Shania Shelton, CNN

The 2022 midterm elections will decide control of Congress, dozens of statewide positions and ballot measures on key issues in many states. This is a guide by poll-closing time for the notable races — both competitive and not — that are on the ballot. See race ratings for Senate, House and governor by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. Click on a state’s name to see results and projections for that state once votes start being counted.

Election night begins as the first polls close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana.

6:00 p.m. ET

Indiana (Polls close in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th House districts)
Kentucky (Polls close in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th House districts)

7:00 p.m. ET

Georgia (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Indiana (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): Senate, House, secretary of state
Kentucky (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): Senate, House, ballot measure
South Carolina (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state
Vermont (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measure
Virginia (Last polls close: 7 p.m. ET): House
Florida (Polls in the 3rd through 27th House districts close at 7 p.m. ET)

7:30 p.m. ET

North Carolina (Last polls close: 7:30 p.m. ET): Senate, House
Ohio (Last polls close: 7:30 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measure
West Virginia (Last polls close: 7:30 p.m. ET): House

8:00 p.m. ET

Alabama (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Connecticut (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measure
Delaware (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House, attorney general
Florida (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general
Illinois (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general
Kansas:(Polls in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th House districts close at 8 p.m. ET.)
Maine (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House, governor
Maryland (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general, ballot measure
Massachusetts (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Michigan: (Polls in the 2nd through 13th House districts close at 8 p.m. ET.)
Mississippi (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House
Missouri (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, ballot measure
New Hampshire (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor
New Jersey (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House
Oklahoma (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general
Pennsylvania (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor
Rhode Island (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Tennessee (Last polls close: 8 p.m. ET): House, governor
Texas: (Polls in the 1st through 15th, 17th through 22nd and 24th through 38th House districts close at 8 p.m. ET.)

8:30 p.m. ET

Arkansas (Last polls close: 8:30 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measure

9:00 p.m. ET

Arizona (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measure
Colorado (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Iowa (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, ballot measure
Kansas (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Louisiana (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House
Michigan (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measures
Minnesota (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Nebraska (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor, attorney general, ballot measures
New Mexico (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
New York (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, attorney general
North Dakota (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, secretary of state, ballot measure
South Dakota (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, ballot measure
Texas (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor, attorney general
Wisconsin (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Wyoming (Last polls close: 9 p.m. ET): House, governor

10:00 p.m. ET

Idaho: (Polls in the 2nd House district close at 10 p.m. ET)
Montana (Last polls close: 10 p.m. ET): House, ballot measure
Nevada (Last polls close: 10 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, ballot measures
Utah (Last polls close: 10 p.m. ET): Senate, House

11:00 p.m. ET

California (Last polls close: 11 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, Los Angeles mayor, ballot measures
Idaho (Last polls close: 11 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, secretary of state, attorney general
Oregon (Last polls close: 11 p.m. ET): Senate, House, governor, ballot measures
Washington (Last polls close: 11 p.m. ET): Senate, House, secretary of state

12:00 a.m. ET

Hawaii (Last polls close: 12 a.m. ET): Senate, House, governor

1:00 a.m. ET

Alaska (Last polls close: 1 a.m. ET): Senate, House, governor

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